In the news this week, Facebook is all over the map, falling short in its fight against fake news, but also doing more and more to help local news publishers. Plus a 22-year-old British programmer became an ‘accidental hero.’

In the news this week, the same Russian hackers who broke into DNC emails are trying to wreak havoc in the French presidential election — but to no avail so far. Social media laggard Twitter finally rebounds with higher profits and a growing user base.

Recently I wrote about 15 different mobile app news aggregators in the market today. There are many that just offer an email newsletter. There are pros and cons to delivering customized news by email or app, or both.

With more news published online, consumer behavior has radically changed. At the same time, it has never been easier to start a “news business,” spurring unprecedented competition among content providers.